My family room finally feels just about complete and ready for a reveal!
If you’ll remember, I shared the before photos a few weeks back. {Family Room Makeover Plan}. With some help from Overstock, welcome to the after: a happy colorful eclectic room.
I located more before pictures..
{when we bought the house}
{right after we moved in}
The details:
I wanted something narrow but a bit rustic to use as a coffee table. The height and length of this bench fit the bill perfectly. I love the “turnbuckle” detail too! The large size navy world map canvas is perfect for behind the couch.
This quote sounds just like something my husband would say. Love it!
Oh deer! Originally silver, I spray painted the deer an oil rubbed bronze with gold antlers for a custom look.
Workspace: We have a separate living room and I also have a home office/craft room upstairs but utilizing a small space of the family room to function as a workspace gives me an area to work on the main floor.
I fell in love with the chippy blue paint on this stool – perfect seating for my repurposed greenhouse frame desk (more on that later)!
Keeping the walls and furniture neutral makes decorating with color fun!
Simply dropping our old mismatched planters into these braided baskets adds just the right amount of texture.
The fuchsia accent pillow covers are the perfect punch of coordinating color.
A dog crate that functions as an end table. I added gold Rub ‘n Buff detail to the scrolly metal design on the front door to give it more dimension.
Don’t be fooled. My girls don’t share. The one on the right chased out the one of the left.
Wall art to fill the blank wall space between the laundry room and bathroom doors.
Attention to detail…a DIY gold-dipped legs treatment adds a little something special to plain furniture legs of this criss cross side table.
Add a touch of glam to a boring chandelier with acrylic ornaments, dangly earrings and transparent vinyl decals.
Hideaway: Adding shower curtains to an old folding screen frame hides the cat tower for a more custom look and gives kitty more privacy. Easily removable for washing too!
That fish tank…ugh. One of the obstacles (along with the cat tree and plants) for this room but the beautiful hand-crafted tapestry makes it all tolerable. 🙂
colorful painted thrift store candlesticks
Source List:
- Will H. Bradley ‘Modern Poster’ Canvas Art
- Megan Romo ‘Fair V’ Canvas Art
- Fuchsia Mulberry Thai Silk Cushion Cover
- Goldtone Blue, Black and Brown Thread Earrings (India)
- Iron Wall Mounted Deer Head Figurine (India)
- ‘Spring Romance’ Cotton Wall Hanging
- Michael Tompsett ‘World Map – Navy’ canvas art
- Walnut Espresso Criss Cross Table
- TRIBECCA HOME Swindon Rustic Oak Turnbuckle Dining Bench
- Casa Cortes Vintage Adjustable Metal Bar Stool
- ‘Canyon’ 18-inch Tweed Braided Basket
- WallPops Kolkata Stripe Stairs Decal Pack
- White and Navy Hotel Shower Curtain
- Small Tesy Residence
I had a good start with painted walls, new bamboo floors, colorful DIY drapes, the area rug and a few pieces of furniture but finally with fun decorative accents from Overstock and a little DIY effort, my room is pulled together. It’s colorful. It’s eclectic. It’s pretty and fun and just my style. I love it!
- Drapery fabric is Waverly Santa Maria Desert Flower
- Surya Fallon Rug (navy)
- Painted upholstered chairs with his/hers painted pillow covers
- DIY wire cloche terrarium/succulent garden
- baseboard tutorial
- DIY headboard door pediment
Before:
Now:
Now I have a space for gathering with friends, curling up with a good book, an escape from loud ‘man tv shows’ and a workspace that may keep me from cluttering up the dining room table.
Do you love a mix of old and new? Fun colors or more neutral?
Disclosure: I was provided OverStock store credit to makeover an area in my home. All opinions are in my own words and my own experience. OverStock has been one of my go-to online shopping sources for years…just one of those places to check out when searching for home decor or gifts.
